Grand Tour of Calabria & the 5 Senses 2026-27

Departure from your own departure point – lunch at leisure - in the afternoon, guided visit of Sibari (the oldest archaeological site of Magna Graecia in Calabria, with its three cities, two of them submerged and visible to the naked eye: Copia, Thurii and Sybaris - visit of the National Archaeological Museum of the Sybaris area, sunset walk by the wonderful Sibari Lakes) – check-in at the hotel in Rossano or its surroundings – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide – in the morning, visit of Corigliano Calabro (historic centre with the Ducal Castle built by Robert Guiscard in the Norman era, Byzantine Church of Santa Maria del Patire) and Rossano, one of the most important Byzantine centres in Calabria (visit of the Diocesan Museum, home to the famous UNESCO-listed Codex Purpureus, and of the historic centre) - visit of the Giorgio Amarelli liquorice factory and Museum with a tasting of the product - traditional lunch in a restaurant - in the afternoon, visit of Civita (an Arbëreshë town, devoted to the last famous Albanian painter, Ibrahim Shaban Likmetaj Kodra, a friend of Pablo Picasso: in his honour houses with “curious expressions” were built here, known as the Kodra Houses) and Cosenza (Old Town, the Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castle – exterior –) – check-in at the hotel - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Cosenza by night: a stroll with the tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide - departure for the Sila National Park, one of the most beautiful landscapes in Italy – stops at Camigliatello Silano and San Giovanni in Fiore (the most populous Italian town above 1,000 metres, Florense Abbey, Convent of the Capuchin Fathers, Lake Cecita, Cupone, where endemic flora and fauna can be admired – traditional lunch in a restaurant – arrival in Cosenza in the evening - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Cosenza by night: a stroll with the tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide – departure for Pizzo Calabro - guided visit of the town (walk through the historic centre with its characteristic streets, interior visit of the Aragonese Castle, Church of San Giorgio with the tomb of Joachim Murat, Church of San Francesco, the splendid rock Church of Piedigrotta) – tasting of the famous tartufo, an artisan ice cream – continuation to Zungri – lunch in a traditional restaurant – in the afternoon, visit of the village known as the city of stone (Caves of Zungri, a rock settlement, and the 12th-century Museum of Rural Life) and of Tropea (Co-cathedral, historic centre with a stop at the Affaccio – a stunning balcony over the Tyrrhenian Sea –) – tasting of local onion-based products at a local farm - in the evening, check-in at the hotel in the Vibo Valentia/Tropea area - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Pizzo Calabro by night, by private coach with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide - in the morning, visit of Scilla (the old fishing village of Chianalea, walk along the Marina Grande seafront, visit of the 5th-century Ruffo Castle of Scilla – part of the castle is devoted to swordfish-fishing techniques) – continuation to Reggio Calabria - lunch in a traditional restaurant – in the afternoon, visit of Reggio Calabria (National Archaeological Museum with the famous Riace Bronzes and a walk along the seafront, described as “the most beautiful kilometre in Italy”, the Cathedral) – ice cream tasting – in the evening, check-in at the hotel - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Reggio Calabria by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide - departure for Brancaleone to visit the house where Cesare Pavese lived in internal exile – continuation to Casignana and visit of the 1st-century Roman Villa, richly decorated with mosaics – arrival in Locri and visit of the Archaeological Park of Locri Epizephyrii– traditional lunch at a farmhouse restaurant – in the afternoon, visit of Gerace with the help of the tourist road train (a monumental old town full of characteristic lanes, churches and noble palaces, the Co-cathedral Basilica, the largest in Calabria, Church of San Francesco, Castle – exterior –, visit of a craft workshop) – tasting of the delicious granita in Piazza del Tocco – in the evening, check-in at the hotel in Roccella Ionica or its surroundings – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide – in the morning, visit of Stilo (the Byzantine citadel with the famous Cattolica) and Bivongi (transfer by jeep to the famous Greek Orthodox Monastery of San Giovanni Theristis) – lunch in a traditional restaurant – in the afternoon, visit of Placanica, a wonderful medieval village nestling between the sea and the mountains (historic centre full of murals on religious and rural themes, Church of San Basilio Magno, Feudal Castle, Convent of the Dominican Fathers) - visit of a dairy with a tasting of local cheeses – return to the hotel in Roccella Ionica in the evening - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Altomonte – visit of the town with a guide (an ancient medieval village with numerous historic buildings, the Church of the Consolazione) – tasting of local liqueurs – lunch at leisure– continuation of the return journey to your departure point - arrival in the evening.